"Kojak" The Chinatown Murders: Part 2 (TV Episode 1974) Poster

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7/10
Nervy kids
bkoganbing7 December 2012
In the first part of this story, the kids from Chinatown fail to get the Mafia families warring and worst of all they're forced to execute a hostage they were holding for ransom because wife Sheree North really doesn't want to see her husband back. Now it's on to bigger game.

I have to say that Robert Ito and Patrick Adiarte don't lack for nerve. On the downside they are quick to pull a trigger. Both parts of this Kojak story are pretty bloody. Now they grab a bedridden Don from one of the families and hold him for ransom. Why they didn't grab the healthier one I'm not figuring because of all the complications involving a guy on kidney dialysis.

Telly Savalas and the squad with detective Tige Andrews from the organized crime task force have figured it out and have taps on the phones. Still these nervy kids pretty near get away with what they plan.

Lots of tension in this one mainly supplied by the perpetrators whom we never know what they'll do
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9/10
Different mafia nationalities
donnamariejones16 April 2024
Warning: Spoilers
This was a very good episode. First time i'm seeing this 2 parter. You really have to pay attention to what's going on because there's so much action and a lot going on. I think i will watch it again to catch what was confusing. Michael Constantine - such a great actor was good as the head of Scalesi clan. A note about the 2 nd reviewer here is that they gave the heading of their review as Nervy kids. These were not kids they were young adults and the seriousness of their crimes was horrific. Hard to see the head of the Chinese clan as a bad guy. He was Sam on Quincy and a good character in that but he did do a good job in this episode. I've seen Leonard in a lot of tv shows - from what i remember he's played good characters - even in this episode how did he get mixed up with these criminals. Poor Nancy how she got involved with the Chinese clan and mafia IDK. Grandmother didn't say much and not sure why she was in the story except for showing Chinese Culture and Chinatown.
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Gang Vs. Gang Vs. Gang
ccthemovieman-120 October 2011
In this second half of the two-part opening series, Kojak and the police finally (it takes awhile, which is understandable) to figure out what the heck is going on.

These are not the normal gang wars. The Chinese, as we know from the first episode, are the surprise "players" in this murder/robbery/kidnapping story. It's just a small group but they are daring and you never quite now what they'll do next which includes turning on each other. It's pretty interesting trying to see how all of this plays out.

Overall, a good opening for the new Kojak season, although he's still smoking. (I thought he had given that up by the end of the first season.)
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